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Masked protesters in Canada will be imprisoned for 10 years
The bill was passed despite the retaliation of Democrats who claim the bill is deceptive as committing a crime with a mask on is already an offence under the Criminal Code. According to Blake Richards, the Conservative backbencher, the law is
Updated: 05/10/2012 03:24P
Chris 'Birdman' Andersen Investigation: Documents Show At lLeast 1 Other
The Douglas County Sheriff's Office Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) unit began investigating Andersen in February 2012 in reference information that was provided by a law enforcement agency in California. Douglas County Sheriff's Office took
Updated: 05/10/2012 03:14P
Chris 'Birdman' Andersen Investigation: Documents Show At lLeast 1 Other
The Douglas County Sheriff's Office Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) unit began investigating Andersen in February 2012 in reference information that was provided by a law enforcement agency in California. Douglas County Sheriff's Office took
Updated: 05/10/2012 03:14P
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Updated: 05/10/2012 03:12P
Anna Gristina, Accused Madam, Still Shopping For Perfect Legal Team
Anna Gristina tried Wednesday to swap her legal team for a fourth time, aiming to bring on a veteran Connecticut criminal defense and civil rights attorney. A judge said no – at least for now – during a testy hearing. He upbraided Gristina for
Updated: 05/10/2012 03:12P
NY court: Viewing child pornography online is not a crime
The judges observed that while it is a crime under federal law to knowingly access with intent to view any book, magazine, periodical, film videotape, computer disk or other material containing a pornographic image of a child, under state law such act
Updated: 05/10/2012 03:09P
Michigan Representatives Want iPads, Handheld Devices Added to Internet Crime
The state's current law prohibits the use of computers or the Internet to commit crimes such as sexual assault, kidnapping, bomb threats, stalking and sex-related crimes involving minors. "Today's huge technology changes have essentially given us a
Updated: 05/10/2012 03:07P
Michigan Representatives Want iPads, Handheld Devices Added to Internet Crime
The state's current law prohibits the use of computers or the Internet to commit crimes such as sexual assault, kidnapping, bomb threats, stalking and sex-related crimes involving minors. "Today's huge technology changes have essentially given us a
Updated: 05/10/2012 03:07P
Chris 'Birdman' Andersen's Home Searched As Part Of Child Pornography
The task force handling the investigation specializes in Internet Crimes Against Children. Do you want major updates to this story in your Facebook News Feed? Nuggets forward Chris Andersen is reportedly the target of an investigation in Denver which
Updated: 05/10/2012 03:03P
Conservative government doubles maximum penalty to 10 years jail for masked
In what appears to be an admission that a private member's bill can create two different penalties in law for the same activity, the government introduced at a committee new wording that mirrors an existing provision in the Criminal Code.
Updated: 05/10/2012 03:02P